Word Meaning 破く

やぶく yabuku

破く is read as やぶく (yabuku) and means to tear.

Meaning

English

  1. to tear
  2. to rip

Reading

Kana

やぶく

Romaji

yabuku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 119903 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

破産

はさん

bankruptcy

破局

はきょく

catastrophe

破る

やぶる

to break (a record)

破れる

やぶれる

to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.)

破格

はかく

solecistic

破談

はだん

breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.)

破産法

はさんほう

Bankruptcy Act

破れ目

やれめ

rent

破体

はたい

in calligraphy, an abbreviated or mistaken form of a character, or a work written in more than one calligraphic style

破約

はやく

breaking (an agreement, promise)

破調

はちょう

out of tune

破題

はだい

opening section of a Chinese poem or essay (in which the topic is broached)